"volatile memory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: volatile memories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} volatile memory (countable and uncountable, plural volatile memories)
  1. (computer hardware) Computer memory (such as RAM) that requires a constant electrical charge to maintain its contents. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer hardware Translations (computer memory requiring constant charge): haihtuva muisti (Finnish), memorie volatilă [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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